Illinois
adjEtymology From French Illinois, an adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).
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Of or relating to the Illinois Confederacy, its people or its culture.
Illinois
noun/ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ · /ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/
Etymology From French Illinois, an adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).
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A member of the above-mentioned tribe.